A family member is getting one next week. I know im looking at it wrong, but if you have 8 pints of blood and they add in more where does the extra blood go? Or do they take some out first?
Tia
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Your body is not like a rigid glass, it’s more like a water balloon, it can expand and shrink based on how much food, blood, water, air is in it.
So really that 8 pints of blood is just an average, a bigger guy might have 9 or 10 pints, someone super small maybe only 6 or 7.
Plus, blood is mostly water, so depending on how hydrated or dehydrated you are can play into how much volume your blood takes up.
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